Gaelscoil Sairseal, Shelbourne Road, Limerick
Erection of a two-storey modular building for classrooms and play areas at Gaelscoil Sairseal.
2560921 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 15 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560921
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe school seeks permission to erect a two-storey modular building containing four classrooms and two special educational needs rooms. The project also includes a 100sqm soft play area, a 400sqm hardstanding play yard, and new ramped and stepped access routes.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
(1) the erection of a two storey modular building to provide 4no. Classrooms and 2no. Sen rooms, (2) the construction of a 100sqm soft play area with perimeter fencing and 400sqm hardstanding play yard; (3) the construction of new external ramped and stepped access routes with hard standing area, and (4) all other associated site development works, including all foul and surface water drainage works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 De Valera Park, Thomond Gate, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €260,000 | 112 m |
| 11 Park De Valeara, Thomond Gate, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €282,000 | 126 m |
| 46 O Callaghan Ave, Kileely, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €155,000 | 151 m |
| 41 Stenson Park, Farranshone, Limerick | May 2025 | €347,000 | 163 m |
| 15 Stenson Park, Farranshone, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €352,000 | 174 m |
| 10 Mayorstone Park, Limerick | Apr 2026 | €327,000 | 179 m |
| 52 Mayorstone Drive, Limerick City, Limerick | May 2026 | €290,000 | 184 m |
| 16 Mayorstone Crescent, Mayorstone, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 189 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 September 2025
- Further information requested7 November 2025
- Further information received20 January 2026
- Decision due16 February 2026
- Decision issued13 February 2026
- Grant issued23 March 2026
- Permission expiry22 March 2031
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